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Job Description
Be Part of an Amazing Story
Macy’s is more than just a store. We’re a story. One that’s captured the hearts and minds of America for more than 160 years. A story about innovations and traditions…about inspiring stores and irresistible products…about the excitement of the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, and the wonder of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. We’ve been part of memorable moments and milestones for countless customers and colleagues. Those stories are part of what makes this such a special place to work.
Job Overview
The Manager, Housekeeping ensures that the store is cleaned every day to maintain a welcoming environment for customers. Additionally, this position may involve distributing store supplies, maintaining wrapstand cleanliness, and performing other necessary duties as assigned.
What You Will Do
- Ensure a safe and clean environment for customers and colleagues
- Exhibit courteous and professional behavior toward both internal and external customers
- Clean and maintain fitting rooms and restrooms
- Collect trash from registers, restrooms, offices, and common areas
- Clean and restock restrooms as needed
- Dust the sales floor, including high and low areas
- Maintain carpets and tile floors
- Implement shortage prevention initiatives
- Ensure thorough understanding of all procedures, policies, safety standards, and shortage awareness
- Promote proper waste management and sustainability practices
- Conduct weekly checklists as legally required and allocate sufficient time for maintaining centralized waste collection areas
- Act as the store's waste coordinator, overseeing the management of hazardous waste, universal waste, backhauled waste, and general trash handling
- Serve as a role model for exemplary service and lead the housekeeping staff to deliver an outstanding shopping experience
- Coach, motivate, and develop the housekeeping team to enhance productivity and efficiency
- Uphold high customer readiness standards by ensuring clean and tidy restrooms, common areas, and offices
- Clearly communicate store and company objectives to management and staff
- Recruit, select, and train talented and results-oriented Housekeeping Colleagues
- Cultivate a positive and inclusive work environment to retain top talent and reduce turnover
- Address performance issues promptly and conduct timely reviews
- Foster an environment of acceptance and respect that strengthens relationships, and ensures authentic connections with colleagues, customers, and communities
- Maintain regular, dependable attendance and punctuality
Skills You Will Need
Attention to Detail: Ability to maintain cleanliness and tidiness in various areas of the store, including fitting rooms, restrooms, and sales floors
Customer Service Skills: Demonstrates courteous and professional behavior when interacting with customers and colleagues
Organizational Skills: Capable of managing multiple tasks efficiently, including cleaning schedules, waste management, and staff supervision
Leadership Abilities: Ability to lead and motivate a team to deliver exceptional service and maintain high cleanliness standards. Ability to recruit, train, and develop a team of housekeeping colleagues to achieve productivity and efficiency goals
Communication Skills: Effective communication with both management and staff to convey objectives, expectations, and feedback
Adaptability: Flexibility to handle various tasks and responsibilities as assigned, including responding to changing priorities and situations
Initiative: Proactive approach to ensure cleanliness standards are met and maintained consistently without constant supervision
Who You Are
- Candidates with a High School Diploma or equivalent are encouraged to apply. 1-2 years of prior leadership experience
- This position requires heavy lifting, constant moving, standing, and reaching with arms and hands. Involves standing for at least two consecutive hours, lifting at least 30 lbs. stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing ladders May involve reaching above eye level Requires close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment
- Able to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
What We Can Offer You
Join a team where work is as rewarding as it is fun! We offer a dynamic, inclusive environment with competitive pay and benefits. Enjoy comprehensive health and wellness coverage and a 401(k) match to invest in your future. Prioritize your well-being with paid time off and eight paid holidays. Grow your career with continuous learning and leadership development. Plus, build community by joining one of our Colleague Resource Groups and make a difference through our volunteer opportunities.
Some additional benefits we offer include:
- Merchandise discounts
- Performance-based incentives
- Annual merit review
- Employee Assistance Program with mental health counseling and legal/financial advice
- Tuition reimbursement
Access the full menu of benefits offerings here.
About Us
This is a great time to join Macy’s! Whether you’re helping a customer find the perfect gift, streamlining operations in one of our distribution centers, enhancing our online shopping experience, buying in-style and on-trend merchandise to outfit our customers, or designing a balloon for the Thanksgiving Day Parade, we offer unique opportunities to be part of some of the most memorable moments in people’s lives.
Join us and help write the next chapter in our story - Apply Today!
This job description is not all-inclusive. Macy's, Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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